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Posted: 7/8/2011 2:56:41 PM EDT
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Alright, I'm sorry for posting this, but I've broken two drill bits, one allen wrench, and one pin punch. I can't get this damn thing off. Any suggestions will be well appreciated. I'm thinking of taking a dremel to it.
EDIT: I don't have a dremel, maybe I'll just drill the hell out of it. |
| If you are talking about the sling swivel mounted with the rivet I take them off by thinning down the rolled over side of the rivet with a dremel cutoff wheel that is worn down to about half size. You have to be extremely careful or the wheel will walk off the rivet and nick something you do not want it to. After reducing it down in thickness some I tap the rivet out with a 1/16" pin punch. |
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Check and then double check that the rifle is unloaded, no ammo near work area.
Give both roll pins a squirt of oil to help them keep moving, start with the muzzle facing up. Keep the upper on the lower, collapse the stock if its collapsible. Or if you take the upper off make sure you don't rest it on the fwd assist, prop it up with a block of wood or something. Get a larger punch than the roll pin, beat the pins back until they are flush with the lock bar. Then get a pin sized punch and tap the pins through the bar. |
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Uh oh.......
I attempted both of the above, but finally gave up and took it to a gun smith. He couldn't knock them out either and ended up using a dremel. He nicked my barrel unfortunately, but after realizing that this is an AR and not prize winning china, I was able to get over it. Picture below: http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6982/p1020842nw.jpg 
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Uh oh....... I attempted both of the above, but finally gave up and took it to a gun smith. He couldn't knock them out either and ended up using a dremel. He nicked my barrel unfortunately, but after realizing that this is an AR and not prize winning china, I was able to get over it. Picture below: <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/p1020842nw.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6982/p1020842nw.jpg</a> You took it to a "gunsmith" and they still couldnt get it out??? If I had a gunsmith do that to my rifle there would be a new barrel on the way for me. |
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Originally, I was bit upset, but it is what it is. Boy you are one understanding customer. If I paid someone to remove that and they did that I would NOT be understanding...at all. Damn I have installed them on 4 of my carbines and removed a few as well. (I actually like them) No problems that I couldn't overcome and I guarantee that it is much harder to install one than remove one. Bill |
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Uh oh....... I attempted both of the above, but finally gave up and took it to a gun smith. He couldn't knock them out either and ended up using a dremel. He nicked my barrel unfortunately, but after realizing that this is an AR and not prize winning china, I was able to get over it. Picture below: <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/684/p1020842nw.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6982/p1020842nw.jpg</a> I've taken ALOT of sling swivels off (I don't like slings attached to my barrel and the mounts are annoying) a bunch of different makes of rifles and never had to do that to get it off. 
That's just messed up. 
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For me it is easier to take those type off with a pair of channel lock pliers by catching the end of the pin and the back side of the bar then use the pliers to squeeze the pin until it is flush with the bar. Have to reset the channel locks once as the pin is pushed. Once the end is flush with the bar it taps out pretty easy with a punch.
I put them on with channel locks also. I can't believe that someone would use a dremel with a round wheel and not know you could not cut something with a straight plung into the material like that without messing it up. |
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